White Wine

Famille Perrin Côtes du Rhône Réserve Blanc — Southern Rhône 2025

Famille Perrin’s Côtes du Rhône Réserve Blanc is the calling card of one of the Southern Rhône’s most prestigious winemaking dynasties — the same family behind the legendary Château de Beaucastel. Blending Viognier, Marsanne, Grenache Blanc, and Roussanne from carefully selected vineyards across the appellation, this wine delivers a Châteauneuf-du-Pape-style experience at an everyday price. At under $15, it is one of the most compelling values in all of Southern France.

The color is a luminous pale gold with delicate green reflections. The nose is expressive and aromatic: ripe pear, nectarine, honey, and a lift of lilac and fresh herbs. On the palate, it is full-bodied and generous, with a lively, saline finish that brings freshness and beautiful length. The sweetness of stone fruit blends harmoniously with subtle floral notes, giving the wine a complexity that evolves beautifully in the glass.

• Producer: Famille Perrin (Château de Beaucastel), Southern Rhône, France
• Vintage: 2025
• Appellation: Côtes du Rhône AOC
• Blend: Viognier, Marsanne, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne
• Size: 750ml
• Tasting Notes: Ripe pear, nectarine, honey, lilac, fresh herbs, saline finish
• Best Paired With: Grilled trout, bouillabaisse, shrimp with garlic butter, mild curry, saffron rice, goat cheese, charcuterie

A Beaucastel-pedigree white at an honest price — Famille Perrin’s Réserve Blanc is the benchmark for what everyday Côtes du Rhône can be.

La Vieille Ferme · Luberon · 2025

La Vieille Ferme Blanc 2025 is a fresh, aromatic white from the Perrin family, offered here in a 750ml bottle. Dry and food-friendly, it is an easy choice for an aperitif, a relaxed lunch or a simple supper.

The Perrin family is also behind Château de Beaucastel in the Southern Rhône. Affectionately known as the “Chicken Wine” for its colorful label, La Vieille Ferme Blanc brings together Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Ugni Blanc and Vermentino from the Luberon in an approachable white Rhône blend.

Style

A dry white with a fresh, aromatic character, designed to complement food rather than overwhelm it.

Food Pairing Suggestions

Pair with roast chicken with lemon and thyme, grilled sea bass, mussels in white wine, shrimp cocktail, goat cheese salads or charcuterie.

Details

• Producer: Perrin Family
• Wine: La Vieille Ferme Blanc
• Vintage: 2025
• Bottle Size: 750ml
• Country: France
• Region: Rhône Valley
• Appellation: Luberon
• Grapes: Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Ugni Blanc and Vermentino
• Type: White wine
• Style: Dry, fresh and aromatic
• Closure: Screw top

Winemaker Description — Vintage 2024

One of the great secrets of the Guigal family is their mastery of white Rhône varieties. While only 8% of Rhône wines are white, a full 25% of Guigal’s production is white — making them the single largest producer of white wines in the region. This seamless blend represents unbelievable value.

Led by 60% Viognier — a grape Guigal helped revive — the wine is rich yet fresh, vibrant and food-friendly. An ideal pairing for seafood, poultry, creamy pasta, soft cheeses, and more.

• Producer: E. Guigal
• Appellation: Côtes du Rhône AOC, Southern Rhône, France
• Blend: 60% Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne, Clairette
• Vintage: 2024
• Format: 750ml

La Vieille Ferme · Blanc · Luberon · 2025 · 1.5L Magnum

La Vieille Ferme Blanc 2025 brings the Perrin family's fresh, aromatic white to the table in a generous 1.5L magnum. With twice the volume of a standard bottle, it is a welcoming choice for a shared seafood supper, a leisurely lunch or an aperitif with friends.

Producer & Style

The Perrin family, also behind Château de Beaucastel, draws on its southern Rhône experience for La Vieille Ferme. This Luberon white offers a crisp, refreshing style with a clean mineral character, suited to everyday meals and relaxed gatherings.

Food Pairing Suggestions

Serve well-chilled with grilled fish, light seafood, fresh salads, goat cheese or charcuterie. The magnum format makes it especially convenient for a table sharing several dishes.

Details

• Producer: La Vieille Ferme, Perrin Family
• Vintage: 2025
• Bottle Size: 1.5L Magnum
• Country: France
• Region: Rhône Valley
• Appellation: Luberon
• Grape/Blend: White Rhône blend, including Grenache Blanc
• Type: White wine
• Style: Crisp, fresh and aromatic
• Closure: Screw top

Expert Review — Vintage 2022

Jeb Dunnuck — 90 Points | Mostly Viognier (55%) but with other permitted white varieties, the 2022 Côtes Du Rhône Blanc has a medium-bodied, vibrant, pure style to go with lovely peach and tangerine-like aromas and flavors. Drink this outstanding, classy white over the coming 2-3 years. I never cease to be amazed at the quality of the Côtes du Rhône white from this team, especially given the quantities produced.

Winemaker Description

Yellow gold, clear and brilliant. Freshness on the nose marked by the distinctive aromas of Viognier — white flowers, apricot, acacia and white peach. On the palate it is fruity with plenty of richness and body. A well-rounded wine with elegance, strength and balance.

• Producer: E. Guigal
• Appellation: Côtes du Rhône AOC, Southern Rhône, France
• Blend: 55% Viognier + other permitted white varieties
• Vintage: 2022
• Format: 375ml Half Bottle

Brotte Bord Élégance · Laudun · 2025

Brotte Bord Élégance Laudun Blanc 2025 is an expressive Southern Rhône white, combining vibrant freshness, aromatic complexity and refined texture. Produced by Maison Brotte, established in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in 1931, this distinctive blend captures the character of Laudun’s terroir.

A blend of 70% Grenache Blanc, 15% Clairette, 10% Viognier and 5% Roussanne, it comes from carefully selected vineyards with well-drained sandy-clay and gravelly soils. Hand-harvested grapes undergo gentle pressing and temperature-controlled fermentation, followed by seven months of aging on fine lees in stainless steel and concrete tanks to enhance texture while preserving freshness.

Tasting Notes

Brilliant golden-yellow in color, the wine opens with citrus, white peach, ripe orchard fruit, delicate white flowers and subtle mineral notes. The fresh, balanced palate layers juicy stone fruit, lively citrus and gentle spice. Mouthwatering acidity and distinctive saline minerality carry through to a clean, elegant and persistent finish.

Expert Review

Wine Enthusiast, 94 Points · Vintage Not Specified: Fresh and commanding on the nose, where ripe orchard fruit and minerality are balanced by heady white rose and bergamot in a truly singular expression. The palate is divine, where salinity rides a wave of mouthwatering acidity weaving white peach, white rose, and spice into something captivating. A second bottle alongside lobster armoricaine is strongly advised. — Anna-Christina Cabrales

Recognition

Wine Enthusiast · Vintage Not Specified: #4 Top 100 Best Buys 2026

Food Pairings

Enjoy as an aperitif or alongside grilled fish, shrimp, shellfish, roasted poultry, Mediterranean cuisine and fresh goat cheese.

Details

• Producer: Maison Brotte
• Cuvée: Bord Élégance
• Vintage: 2025
• Bottle size: 750ml
• Country: France
• Region: Rhône
• Appellation: Laudun AOC, Southern Rhône
• Grapes: 70% Grenache Blanc, 15% Clairette, 10% Viognier, 5% Roussanne
• Type: White wine
• Harvest: Hand-harvested
• Aging: Seven months on fine lees in stainless steel and concrete tanks

Domaine de Durban | Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOC | Rhône Valley, France | 2021 | 375ml

Domaine de Durban is widely regarded as the benchmark estate for Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, perched on the dramatic foothills of Mont Ventoux in the southern Rhône Valley. The Leydier family has farmed these sun-drenched hillside vineyards for generations, and they are among the last producers to craft this celebrated vin doux naturel in the traditional style — keeping added spirits as low as possible to preserve the extraordinary freshness and delicacy of the Muscat grape.

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise is made from Muscat à Petits Grains, one of the oldest and most aromatic grape varieties in the world. Fermentation is arrested by the addition of neutral grape spirit, preserving natural sugars and locking in the grape's vivid aromatic character. The result is a wine of remarkable purity — more refined and elegant than most Muscats from southern France.

The 2021 is luminous gold in the glass. The nose is a pure delight — orange blossom, jasmine, ripe apricot, peach, tropical fruit, and honey, with a delicate mineral thread running through. On the palate, lusciously sweet yet beautifully balanced, with bright natural acidity keeping everything fresh and lifted. The finish is long, fragrant, and utterly captivating.

The perfect dessert wine, and equally magnificent with foie gras, fresh melon, Roquefort and blue cheeses, fruit tarts, and crème brûlée. Serve well chilled at 46–50°F.

• Producer: Domaine de Durban
• Appellation: Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOC
• Region: Rhône Valley, France
• Grape: Muscat à Petits Grains
• Style: Vin Doux Naturel (naturally sweet, fortified)
• Vintage: 2021
• Serve: 46–50°F
• Bottle Size: 375ml

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Its color is a golden-yellow-green. It exhales fine scents of flowers and white-fleshed fruits. Its characteristic is a well-balanced structure, beginning with a round and fruity taste of peach and apricot and ending on a fresh and persistent note of citrus fruits. Its best aromatic expression is immediately reached in the first year and it continues for two-to-three years.

Expert Review - Vintage 2022 

93 Points Decanter | Quince and pear. Rich and ripe but not overly so, it's silky on the palate, fairly high in alcohol, enjoyably full and opulent, with a fresh core. Includes a new parcel this year of 70-year-old Marsanne, so is now around 90% Marsanne, 10% Roussanne. The rest is a mix of 60-year-old and seven-year-old vines. Vinified in oak.

Expert Review

Decanter 94 Points | Starts soft and gentle, then the sparkling, bright acidity spreads over the palate. Great purity, balance and roundness; very satisfying. A mix of 60-year-old and seven-year-old vines, vinified in oak. Drinking Window 2022 - 2030.